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TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT. JUNE 5
of Wood and Johnson the only man
with a personal following at the con­
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vention was Preside! Wilson. The
Farmers and others who have work second democratic choice was Wm.
that must be done regardless ot the G. McAdoo, but many of the Wilson
number of hours required will be in­ men declared that it any other dem­
terested In a bill providing for a ocrat than Wilson should be the can­
national eight-hour day introduced didate in 1920 they would vote for
in congress by Senator Moses of New Wood, for they generally took it that
Hampshire.—Independent.
Wood would be the republican candi­
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No one will gainsay that Ameri­
"The scattering votes in the repub­
cans are able to take care of them­ lican side were for Governor Low­
selves, neither can it be successfully den, of Illinois, Senator Harding, of
contended that the quarrels of Eu­ Ohio, and of course, General Per­
rope that bear no menace to our own shing. The third favorate among the
national warfare interest us at all. democrats was Secretary Baker, and
Those two propositions being true it running neck and neck for fourth
follows that the league of nations place were Champ Clark and A.
has nothing in it for our benefit, but Mitchell Palmer.
rather lays on our doorstep a box of i "Considering McAdoo and Wood as
troubles that should be refused be­ the nominees in 1920, the vote of the
fore they enter and destroy our peace delegates at St. Louis' divided about
and
happiness.—Umpqua
Valley as follows: Wood, 67 5; McAdoo, 350.
News.
i And when it is remembered that
i these delegates represented the sen­
Once upon a time James J. Hill, the timent of the soldiers and sailors
wizzard railroad builder, expressed a i 'back home' it can readily be figured
truism that should be taken to heart out how the soldier and sailor votes
by every man. It was: "If you want will be cast in 1920.—Telephone
to know whether you are testined to Register.
be a success or failure in life, you
can easily find out. The test is sim­ Why the Pacifists are Disliked in
ple: Are you able to save money? If
This Country.
not, drop out. You will lose. You may
think not, but you will lose as sure
At Zurich, Switzerland, Sunday,
as you live. The seed of success is not British delegates to the women’s in­
in you." Here Is a thought that every ternational conference for perman­
wage earner ought to ponder.—Item­ ent peace, proposed Miss Jane Ad-
ize r.
dams as the American member of the
What the Editors Say
law regulating and licensing
estate dealers was enacted at
last session of the legislature,
goes into effect May 29, 1919.
The law provides that anyone wish-
ing to engage in the real estate busi­
ness must pay an atuiual fee of $5.00,
put up a bond of $1000, and furnish
a recommendation signed by ten rep­
resentative citizens and freeholders.
Any party who may act as a real
estate broker without conforming to
this law is liable to a fine of from
$25 to $500.—Sherjdan Sun.
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council of the league of nations. Miss
Addams dismissed the suggestion
with the remark that "such a scheme
can not be realized, for in America
I at the 1 resent day none is more de­
tested than the pacifist.”
No one conversant with Miss Ad­
dams’ fine ideals and sociological
service could hold her in detestation.
Events of the last four or live years,
. however, have convinced the Ameri­
can people that their country would
| be put in deadly peril if it allowed
' pacifist counsel.
Turning back to declarations made
I by leading pacifists just before our
entry into the war, one cannot avoid
the conclusian that they were unde­
pendable scouts upon the watch­
towers. This, for example, is what
Oswald Garrison Villard, one of the
high priests of pacifism and unpre—
paredness, said before the senate
committee on January
15, 1917.
Eighty days later congress was driv­
en to its declaration of war by Ger­
many’s insolent resumption of unre­
stricted submarine warfare:
K"I do not think there could have
been any question of the invasion of
France, if France had been unarmed.
There would not have been any mor­
al sentiment in Germany to have
supported the invasion of an unarm-
ed country.”
In less than five minutes after that
confiding utterance, Mr. Villard him­
self refuted it by declaring that the
German leaders had “mortally ruin­
ed their country”, that "no matter
what the outcome of the war may be
Germany is morally bankrupt today.”
Pacifists, as Miss Addams says, are
in ill repute in this country. They
are feared and distrusted because the
public now see the amazing depths
of their folly.—Spokesman Review.
In the talk for presidential timber
of both old parties the suggestion is
made to choose a "business man" for
standard bearer in the coming nat­
ional campaign. It is well to remem­
ber that no man has ever been nom­
inated and elected because he was
classed as a business man. The near­
est that the country may be said to
have chosen a "business man” for
President was William McKinley and
still his selection was not because of
practical experience in business and
because of his long legislative career
which had brought him in close rela­
tion with the business of the world
and thus had familiarized him with
the effect of governmental policies
upon American industries. After all,
in this country, congress may be said
to be the school of statesmanship be­
cause through that, body are submit­
ted all questions affecting American
business.—News Reporter.
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That this league of nations bom­
bast is not a partisan matter is
shown in the action taken by the
democratic clubs of Massachusetts,
through their president, Francis J.
Finneran, and by 26 members of the
Bay State legislature, in sending
word by cable to President Wilson
Shouting for Peace in Berlin.
only Friday of last week, urging the
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executive to come home and help
The German peace delegates at
reuv.ee the high cost of living, which
we consider far mure important than Paris have their mandate from home,
people
thousand I
thq league of nations. Mr. Wilson has I rive 11 und red
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assured the aristocracy of the peace marching and shouting in Berlin
council that all of the people of peace •on the allies' terms is a dem-
America, with the exception of a few contraction that not even a german
republican senators, were with him. Junker can ignore.
It is not improbable that this dem.
Illis last move by Massachusetts
democrats don’t appear to prove the onstratiou was secretly staged by the
president’s
claim. In about Bix German government, or at least in­
months from now, when the seriate stigated by those delegates at Paris
get.i through dissecting that league who want to sign tile peabe terms
covenant Mr. Wilson will • be as but have been held back by a tear
equally satisfied that perhaps his that outright acceptance would an-
greatest admirers are in Europe,— ger the people.
The German delegates have no en-
empqua Valley News.
visable mission, t hey are in the
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T he school teachers of Portland dilemma of facing conuemnation
are talking about organizing a union, however they act. It German diplo­
il;j idea is to secure better wages, macy is still running true to form
better hours, more privileges. There one can venture a pretty .save sur­
is nothing said about better schools mise as to the tactics it* will employ
or more efficient teachers. The in this difficult situation. It will fin­
whole thing is purely a selfish pro­ esse at Paris and dissemble at home.
position. And that is human nature Finding no sign of weakening by the
and merely an added testimonial to allies it will seek means ot casting
the futility of trying to reach a mil­ upon the German people the respon­
lenium by statutory enactment. All sibility tor acceptance ot the peace
this talk about a "new age" in which terms.
In a series of protesting notes the
selfishness is to be banished is the
purest bunk. Selfishness is the root German delegates have been reeling
of all evil not money, for it is selfish­ out the allies, but little satistactlon
ness that makes the money desire, has come from the efforts, rhe 14
bo long as the Individual is selfish, points are shelved and Clemenceau is
society will be selfish, and so long on guard. When the Germans pro­
as society is selfish, nations will be test against the surrender of their
shipping
Clemenceau,
selfish, and so long as nations are merchant
selfish there will be war. Nothing speaking tor the ullies, tells them
can stop it. The best preventative is that Germany is paying the "neces­
prepuredness. The greatest dangers sary and inevitable penalties Imposed
.are sophistry and platitudes and a upon her for the ruthless campaign
oulwurk of rhetoric. If the teachers which, in defiance ot all law and
ot Portland unionize, unionism may precedent, she waged during the last
be expected to spread. The doctors al­ two years ot the war upon the mer­
ready have It. So do the dairymen, cantile shipping of the world."
When they whine about the future
it will soon be up to the employers
to do th? same thing as u matter of couuiuous of (krman industry they
,'lf protection. Thus the thing trav­ are told thut the allies themselves are
that respect—
els In a circle till it reaches the point innocent suffers in
.f bi ..inning and we find conditions that "every country is called on to
deviltry, "and
exactly relatively what they w ere to suffer" for German
there is no reason why Germany,
—Gazette-Times.
w ho Is responsible for the war,
should not suffer also."
A Presidential Forecast.
When they complain l about the
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losses of their coal areas i they are
At the last convention of the Amev- coldly told that “it can not be for­
tcan Legion held in St Louis a slogan gotten mat among the most wanton
was started. "I’m *l’r Wood because acts perpetrated by the German ar­
mm <.«« ot «nr •• At «w mies during the war was the almost
eetlng Wood was first choice, with complete destruction by her of the
Hiram Johnson second, among the ■oal supplies of northern France, an
,uid sailors present. Outside
entire industry was obliterated with
a calculation and savagery which it
will take many years to repair.”
Finding
themselves unable to
pierce the ally guard, up against a
realization that neither buncombe
nor bluster nor blubbering will
budge the great tribunal before
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which they stand in judgment, what
more natural than a desire on their
part to shuffle off upon the German
populace the responsibility for sign­
ing?—Spokesman Review.
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COAXING YOU TO SMILE.
Right or Write.
The lawyer looked serious and his
client gloomy. It was a clear case ot
breach of promise, and the only’ques-
tion was how much the young man
would have to pay. The lawyer felt it
his duty to speak a few words of
warning. "Oh, I know all that,” in­
terrupted his client angrily. "Same
old sayiag: 'Do right, and fear noth­
ing.” "No” corrected the man of
law. "In this case I should have ad­
vised, 'Don’t write, and fear noth,
ing.”
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Mark Tapley’s Mantle His.
Mark Tapley may have been some
punkin as an optimist, but he had
nothing on a tall Kentuckian who
worked tor Don Dodge in the Ken­
tucky oil district. The man slept in a
bunk-house that -was built of green
oak and the boards had shrunk
left spaces between them that
could see through.
It was terribly cold one night
the covers were thin and some of the
men were complaining about the op­
en spaces in the walls.
“Oh, well” said the big Kentuckian
as he rolled over and prepared to
pond his ear, "they’s one good thing
about sleeping in here. You don’t
have to get out of bed to throw the
cat out."
Grief for Thief.
There rushed into a police station
a youngster very much out of breath,
who gasped out to an officer:
"You’re—wanted— down— down,
our Streetman’—an' bring an am-
bulence!”
"What's the trouble?” demanded
the policeman. And w'hy bring an
, ambulance?”
"Because,” the kiddie explained,
when he had recovered his breath,
"mother’s found the lady that pinch­
ed our doormat.”
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Always First.
At the recent convention of the
editors of California papers a dele­
gate told about the first editor he
worked under. "Right or wrong, he
was always first. I recall on one oc-
casion where the paper announced
the death of William R. Jones, who,
it turned out, was not dead. Accord­
ingly next day the paper printed the
following note: ‘Yesterday wre were
the first newspaper to publish the
death of William R. Jones. Today we
are the first to deny the report. The
Morning Star is always in the lead.”
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.Mary’s Idea of Substitutes.
Mary has three aunties who are
spinsters and who are very much
interested in their professions. When
ever Mary’s mother begins to talk of,|
the happiness she gets from her home i
the aunties speak earnestly of the I
joys of their professions. And Mary
listens and learns.
Recently at school she was asked
to w rite a composition on substitutes.
She wrote: "Substitutes are what
you are when you can’t get what you
waurt. Meal is a substitute for flour,
and molasses for sugar. And a pro­
fessor (profession) is a substitute for
a husband.”
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of America is carried on
Irretrievable.
Pat Mahon, the village druggist,
Muring the last influenza epidemic
used to be called at all hours of the
night to make up perscript ions.
Curious to state, he never made a
light to make them up. So oni .... .it
one of the villagers who was gettUi_
a mixture made up by Pat remarked.
"Do you never make a mistake,
Pat?"
”Qr begorra. I do.” said Pat. “I
took in a bad half dollar last night.”
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Doing His Duty.
A new office boy of a news asso­
ciation In New York, who was told
that his job depended on his speed,
dived into the court where the trial
of Scot Nearing was in progress,
brushed past half a dozen lawyers.
mounted the steps of the bench, mis­
taking the judge who was writing,
for the association reporter, and was
reaching out to touch the judge’s
arm when Court Clerk Leary grabbed
him. "What do you want?” asked
Leary. "I want that copy quick” re-
torded the boy.
Makes Him Weary-
"Ah. good morning, sir!” saluted
the cheery visitor. ’My name is Glub-
clatter. Beautiful day, isn’t it? Fine
store you have here, No doubt you
are one of the most progressive busi­
ness men of your up-to-date little
city, and—.”
“Well, now. Mr. Glubclatter” taiflc
grimly Interrupted the proprietor,
"did you invade me for the purpose
of selling me a bill of goods whether
I wanted them or not. or are you try-
Ing to work around to the point
proposing marriage to ntC?"
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